CATTLEYA
italy
Contact
Claudia Croce
Producer
+39 06 36 72 01
Company Profile
Under the guidance of Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini and Francesca Longardi, Cattleya has been one of Italy’s most important film and television producers for over 20 years.
After producing, during its nascent years, feature films by Italy’s most acclaimed writers and directors, the company, then, focused its activities primarily on television drama. Ground-breaking series such as Romanzo Criminale and Gomorrah are considered among forerunners of a new narrative style and rigor and have earned cult status. Building partnerships with Italian and foreign producers and diversifying genres have become Cattleya’s hallmark over the last several years and have led to great international successes, such as ZeroZeroZero, Suburra, Summertime, Romulus and Django placing the company among the highest echelon of European producers. Part of this strand is also the Italian chapter of the Citadel universe (Citadel: Diana), the ground-breaking global-event series executive produced by the Russo Brothers, which is the top-launched Italian original around the world.
At a more local level, it is worth mentioning the success of two detective stories with female protagonists, both well received by the public and critics alike: Voiceless (Bella da morire) and Petra.
Cattleya along with writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli have recently launched Moontrip, a new production company focused on developing genre films and series marked by an innovative approach.
On the international front, Cattleya and its majority shareholder since 2017, ITV Studios, recently launched Madrid-based Cattleya Producciones, a scripted label that will specialise in the creation and production of TV drama and films for Spain and the international market.
Company Highlights
DJANGO 2023
Genre: Western
Director: Francesca Comencini, David Evans, Enrico Maria Artale
Screenplay: Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli, Max Hurwitz, Francesco Cenni, Michele Pellegrini
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Nicholas Pinnock, Lisa Vicari, Noomi Rapace
CIRCEO 2023
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrea Molaioli
Screenplay: Flaminia Gressi, Lisa Nur Sultan, Viola Rispoli
Cast: Greta Scarano, Ambrosia Caldarelli, Angelo Spagnoletti, Enrico Ianniello, Pia Lanciotti
ROMULUS 2020
Genre: Historical Drama - Commissioned by Sky Italy
Director: Matteo Rovere, Enrico Maria Artale, Michele Alhaique
Screenplay: Filippo Gravino, Guido Iuculano, Matteo Rovere
Cast: Andrea Arcangeli, Marianna Fontana, Francesco Di Napoli
In a primitive, brutal world, it is the power of nature and pagan religions that decide man’s fate. It is here that two young men practice and train, in a desperate attempt to survive. ROMULUS is the epic and hyper-realistic story of the genesis of Rome, as it has never before been told.
SUMMERTIME 2020
Genre: Teen Drama-Commissioned by Netflix
Director: Francesca Comencini, Claudio Cupellini
Screenplay: Sofia Assirelli, Enrico Audenino, Mirko Cetrangolo, Daniela Delle Foglie, Daniela Gambaro, Francesco Lagi, Vanessa Picciarelli, Anita Rivaroli
Cast: Ludovico Tersigni, Coco Rebecca Edogamhe, Andrea Lattanzi, Amanda Campana, Giovanni Maini, Thony
Summertime is a modern love story set during the summer on Italy’s Adriatic Coast. An undeniable attraction brings together Ale and Summer, who come from very different worlds. He is an ex motorcycle champion, wild and determined to take back the reins of his life. She refuses to conform to the masses and dreams of flying far away, but she knows she is the glue that holds her family together. Their love will blossom as the first umbrellas open up on the beaches and will grow strong and vibrant with the summer sun. For both, this summer vacation will be an unforgettable journey taking them far from who they were before they met.
ZEROZEROZERO 2019
Genre: Crime / Drama- Commissioned by Sky Italy
Director: Stefano Sollima, Pablo Trapero, Janus Metz
Screenplay: Leonardo Fasoli, Mauricio Katz, Max Hurwitz
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Gabriel Byrne
ZeroZeroZero follows a single shipment of cocaine from its genesis in Mexico to its final distribution in Europe from the point of view of the key players involved in cocaine trafficking: the sellers, the brokers, the buyers and the money launderers.
GOMORRAH - SEASON 4 2019
Genre: Crime / Drama- Commissioned by Sky Italy
Director: Francesca Comencini, Claudio Cupellini, Marco D’Amore, Enrico Rosati, Ciro Visco
Screenplay: Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli, Enrico Audenino, Monica Zapelli
Cast: Salvatore Esposito, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Arturo Muselli, Loris De Luna, Ivana Lotito
It’s a rough awakening in the aftermath of the previous season’s tragic finale. Genny has survived everything and everybody, the «Immortale» included, but without his brotherly friend to look after him he is no longer sure he can keep it all together.
Genny decides to leave his empire in Patrizia’s hands and leaves Naples whileSangue Blu takes back his grandfather’s kingdom, and the Capaccio crew make their moves on the Secondigliano turf: now more than ever, Naples seems on the verge of a new season of fighting and bloodshed.